Jason Bushong

Coming Up

The cellar discipline Jason Bushong picked up as an intern at Fieldbrook Winery set the terms for the work that followed: patience, precision, and close attention to the material in front of him. In 2017, that experience carried into a more defined role at Bushong Vintage Company in Paso Robles, CA, where the work became both more specific and more visibly his own. The career reads as accumulation rather than acceleration. Step by step, the focus has stayed on refining process, trusting the grape, and paying attention to what each vintage asks for. That approach has kept the work centered on hands-on practice and a disciplined curiosity, with scale never taking precedence over the quality of the result. Since 2017, Jason Bushong has been the owner of Bushong Vintage Company. The role matches the way the wines are made: with restraint, with intention, and with more emphasis on making better and better than on making more and more.

Where They Are Now

At Bushong Vintage Company, the work is shaped by variety, texture, and the long view. Jason Bushong frames wine as something that begins well before bottling, in the range of grapes, sites, and decisions that guide it along the way. The result is a style built on measured choices and a steady conversation with the material. In November 2017, Jason Bushong opened his own tasting room. The move gave the wines a public setting and a direct line to the people who taste them, while also putting Bushong Vintage Company on its own ground and in its own context.

Signature

Jason's signature wines include Ananda, Rose, Physical Sound, and Institutionalized V5.0. Together, they suggest a range that is alert to contrast and nuance, and they reflect the same balance of variety and restraint that runs through his broader philosophy.

In Their Words “But the basis is the amazing number of varieties of wine grapes, that’s where a wine starts its life.” “It’s a never-ending learning experience, so many varieties regions, techniques, and styles.”

Honors

November 2017 marks the dated milestone here: Jason Bushong opened his own tasting room.